The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

Record Details:

Title:
The Exhibitor
Date:
Nov 1939-May 1940
Publisher:
Philadelphia, Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc.
Volume:
The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940) New York State Edition
Leaf #:
000210
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Regional trade paper that began in Philadelphia, but expanded to include editions for other markets.
Date Added:
July 25, 2024
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THE CHECK-UP — December 6, 1939 Servisection 8 MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE Tempost Over Tunis (E).June 9 ’39-’40 (6) Aghlleen Pinnacles, The (G) Nov. 10 Birthplaoe of Icebergs (E) Aug. 4 Evergreen Empire, The (G) Oct. 13 Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes (E) Feb. 16 Kangaroo Country, The . Feb. 2 SPORTS REVIEWS (6) Sports Immortals (G) . . June 83 Youth In the Saddle (G).July 21 ’39-'40 (6) Big Game Fishing (F) .Sept. 1 Clocking the Jockies (G).Nov. 24 Topnotch Tennis Jan. 19 TERRYTOONS (26) Africa Squawks (B) . . .Juae 30 Barnyard Baseball (B)..July 14 (Technicolor) Bully Romanos, Gandy Goose In a (F) June 16 Old Fire Horse, The (Q).July 23 •3S-'40 (26) Black and White Edgar Runs Again Jan. 26 Dog in a Mansion, A Jan. 12 Golden West, The (B) . Aug. 25 Hitch-Hiker, The Dec. 1 Ice Pond, The Dec. 15 One Mouse in a Million (F) Nov. 3 Sheep In the Meadow (G) Sept. 22 Watchdog, The (F) . . .Oct. 20 Technloolor (6) 10m. 11m. 11m. 11m. 10m. — m. 10m. 10 m. 10m. 11m. SPECIAL •39-'40 (1) March of Freedom, The 7 m. 7m. 7m. 7m. 7 m. First Robin, The . . Dec. 29 — m. Harvest Time . . Feb. 9 — m. Hook, Line and Sinker (F) Sept. 8 7m. Orphan Duck, The (G) Oct. 6 7m. Two Headed Giant (F) Aug. 11 7m. Wicky-Wacky Romance (F) Nov. 17 8m. UNITED ARTISTS Ona R*«! WORLD WINDOWS (12) (Technloolor) Arabian Bazaar (G)....SepL 1 10m. Eternal Flra (G) 10m. Fox Hunting In the Roman Campagna (E) 10m. Jerusalem (E) 10m. Petra the Lost City (E).Aug. 1 10m. Rome Symphony (E) . . . 10m. Ruins of Palmyra Oot. 1 — m. Wanderers of the Desert (G) July 1 10m. UNIVERSAL Two Reel MUSICALS (13) Gals and Gallons (G) East and Dumko July 12 17/2m. Swing Sanatorium (F) Collins & Stone Juno 14 ISm. With Best Dishes (F) L. Roth, G. Kemper. .Aug. 9 17m. •39-’40 (13) Boy Meets Joy (F) P. Tomlin, J. Hodges.Sept. 6 Rhumba Land (G) W. Shaw Nov. IS Snow Follies L. Roth, King Sisters Deo. 13 Swing Hotel (G) D. Daly and Orchestra. Oot. 18 SERIALS *39-’40 (4) Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe L. Crabbe Apr. 9 (12 episodes) Green Hornet, The (G) G. Jones, A. Nagel Jan. 9 (13 episodes) Oregon Trail, The (G) J. Brown, L. Stanley July 4 (15 episodes) Phantom Creeps, The (G) B. Lugosi, D. Arnold. Cot. 17 (12 episodes) 17m. ISm. 18m. (E) (Pro-released June 7) .Sept. 6 20m. One Reel GOING PLACES (13) No. 64 (F) June 26 9m. No. 65 (F) July 17 9m. ’39-’40 (15) No. 66 (G) Sept. 25 9m. No. 67 (F) Oot. 16 9m. No. 68 (G) Nov. 13 9m. No. 69 Dec. 11 Sm. No. 70 Dec. 25 8m. No. 71 Jan. 15 — m. STRANGER THAN FICTION (13) — m. No. 63 (F) 5 9m. No. 64 (G) July 3 10m. 6m. 6m. No. 65 (G) Aug. 7 9m. No. 66 (G) '39-40 (15) Sept. 18 8/2m. No. 67 (G) Oot. 9 9m. 6m. No. 68 (F) Nov. 6 9m. 7m. No. 69 Dec. 4 9m. No. 70 Dec. 18 9m. No. 71 Jan. 8 — m. WALTER LANTZ CAPTURES (26) Arabs With Dirty Fezzos (G) July 31 Bird on Nelly’s Hat (F).June 19 Silly Superstition (F) Aug. 28 Slaphappy Valley (G) Aug. 21 Snuffy’s Party (F) ... Aug. 7 Stubborn Mule (F)....July 3 ’39-’40 (13) (Technicolor) A-Hauntlng We Will Go (G) Sept. 4 Life Begins for Andy Panda (G) . . Oot. 9 Scrambled Eggs (G) Nov. 20 Sleeping Princess, The (G) Dec. 4 7m. 7m. 7m. 7m. 7m. 7m. 7m. 8'/2m. 9m. 9m. VJTAPHONE Two Reel BROADWAY BREVITIES (22) Broadway Buokaroo (G) R. Skelton June 3 Seeing Red (G) R. Skelton Aug. 26 Swing Opera, A (F) . . . .July 22 Wardrobe Girl (E) G. Manners, L. Allen. June 17 ’39-’40 (10) Double or Nothing (E) . Ice Frolics (G) E. Gardner, Merry Macs Oct. 28 Remember When? (E) Eton Boys, R. Ragland Slapsle Maxle’s (E) M. Rosenbloom Sept. 16 World's Fair, Jr. Kiddie Revue Deo. 9 20m. 20m. 18m. 20m. 19m. 17m. 20m. 17m. TECHNICOLOR PRODUCTIONS (8) Bill of Rights, The (Q).Aug. 12 22m. Quiet, Please (G) F. Feld, C. Foy .. July 22 18m. Ride, Cowboy, Ride (E) D. Morgan Sept. 9 22m. ’39-’40 (8) Monroe Doctrine (E)...Oct. 14 22m. Old Hickory Jan. 8 — m. Royal Rodeo (E) J. Payne Nov. 25 15m. One Reel COLOR PARADE (13) Mechanlx Illustrated No. 5— (G) June 10 10m. No. 6— (F) Aug. 5 9m. Modern Methods (F)...July 15 10m. ’39-’40 (10) American Saddle Horses Mechanix Illustrated No. 1— (G) No. 2 FLOYD GIBBONS (13) Haunted House (G)....June 3 Lives in Peril (F) . .July 1 Three-Minute Fuse (G) July 29 Verge of Disaster (G) . . Aug, 26 LOONEY TUNES (16) Polar Pals (G) June 3 Porky’s Plonlo (G)....July 15 Soalp Trouble (Q) June 24 Wise Quacks (F) Aug. 5 ’39-'40 (16) Film Fan, The Deo. 16 Jeepers Creepers (G) Sept. 23 Naughty Neighbors (F) Oct. 7 Pied Piper Porky (G) . Nov. 4 Porky’s Hotel (G) Sept. 2 Porky the Giant Killer (F) Nov. 18 MELODY MASTER3 (18) DeLange, Eddie, and Orchestra (F) Aug. 12 Osborne, Will, and Or ohestra (G) July 22 Rio, Rita, & All-Girl Or ohestra (F) July 1 Shaw, Artlo, and Or ohcstra (G) July 22 Stevens, Leith, & Orohes tra (F) June 10 ’39-’40 (10) Lopez, Vlnoont, and Orchestra fG) Sept. 30 Organ Novelty, An (G) The Crawfords Rubinoff and His Orchestra (G) Nov. 11 Shaw, Artie, and Orchestra in "Symphony of Swing” (E) Dec. 30 Swing Styles (G) Sept. 2 MERRIE MELCDIE9 (26) (Teohnloolor) Believe It or Else (G) June 3 Dangerous Dan McFoo(G)July 15 Detouring America (G) . Aug. 26 Hare-urn Scare-um (F) Aug. 12 Hobo Qadgot Band (G) . June 17 Little Brother Rat (F) .Sept. 2 Old Glory (E) July 1 Show Man's Land (G) . July 29 ’39-’40 (26) Curious Puppy Deo. 30 Fresh Fish (E) Nov. 4 Good Egg (F) Oct. 21 Fagin’s Freshman (G) Nov. 18 Land of the Midnight Fun (E) . Sept. 23 Little Lion Hunter (G) Oct. 7 Screwball Football Dec. 16 Sioux Me fG) . Sept. 9 Sniffles and the Bookworm (G) Dec. 2 MISCELLANEOUS 12m. 12m. 11m. 9m. Adventures In ihe Jungle <e> Afternoon at a Bull 26 m. Fight (F) 10m. Anti-Mutuel Talk 3m. Aquabatlcs (G) 9m. 7 m. Armstrong, Henry, vs. 7 m. Lou Ambers Fight Pic 7m. tures (G) 21m. 7m. Ave Marls, Our Lady of Chartres (G) (Also a 2-reel version) 10m. — m. Baer, Max, v«. Louis Nova 7m. Fight Ploturos (G) . . 15m. 7m. Behind Spanish Lines(F) 19m. 7m. Bettlna, Mello, vs. Billy Conn Fight Pictures 7m. (F) 27 /a m. 7m. Birth of the Movies (E) 18m. Broken Earth (G) 8m. California Today (F)., 10m. Calling on Cairo (G) . . . 8m. 9m. China Fights On (F) . . . 18m. Chinook’s Children (E) . 10m. 10m. Dagestan (F) 10m. Diamond Minds (F) .... 10m. 10m. Flying Frogs, The (Q) . Footsteps of Saint Pat 10m. 10m. rick (F) Fountain of Bakhohls&ral, 24/2 m. 10m. The (G) 10m. Four Seasons (E) 3m. For Auld Lang Syne (3) 10m. 10m. Future Admirals (G) . . Galento, Tony, vs. Joe 11m. Louis Fight Plotures (G) 20m. 9m. Gems of the Orient (E) Getting Your Money’s 10m. 8m. Worth (G) Great Train Robbery, The 11m. 10m. (— ) 10m. Happy Landing, A (F) . 8m. 10m. Highlights of London(G) 10m. Homes of Today (E) . Honoring a People’s Poet 11m. ;b) 5m. 7m. 7m. 7m. 7m. 7m. 7m. 10m. 7m. — m. 7m. 7m. 7m. 7m. 7m. — m. 7m. 7m. TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS (4) Romance In Color (G) Aug. 19 10m. VARIETIES (12) One Day Stand (E) . . . Aug. 19 10m. Right Way, The (G) I. Rich, H. O’Neill. . .July 1 9m. Witness Trouble (G) . . Qrouoh Club July 29 10m. ■39-'40 (6) Sword Fishing (E) Oct. 21 10m. Vote Trouble (G) Sept. 9 10m. COMMERCIAL All In One (G) ... 10m. Behind the Mike (E) . . 9m. Clrous Daze (G) .... 9m. Current Flashes (Q) ... 10m. Hitting the Roof fG) 10m. Holiday Greeting Shorts (E) l'/a. %m. How to Bake e Sales Presentation Stay Presented fF> .... 30m. Miami Miracle (G) . 10m. Modeled for Dtstlnetlon (G) 10m. More Power to You (E) 10m. New England Yesterday and Today (E) 20m. Nov. 11 10m. slon) Radio Blockade (E). .. 9m. Sept. 30 10m. Sea Food (G) 12m. Dec. 2 — m. Ski Trails of New France Oct. 21 — m. fG) llm. Nov. 11 — m. Vacuum Control (E) ... 10m. In Old Morocco (G) . . . 8/2m. Irish Isle, The (F) 10m. Island of Love (F) 10m. Joe Louis Versus Bob Pastor Fight Pictures (G) 28m. Journey to Normandy, A (G) 10m. Kilmainham Jail (G) . . . 28m. Let My People Live (Q) 19m. Louis, Joe, vs. Jack Roper, Jr., Fight Plo tures (G) 16m. Makassar (G) 10m. Mat Maulers (E) 10m. Memory Lingers On, The (G) 10/2m. Miracles of Modernization (F) 9m. Monsters of the Deep (F) 26m. Montmartre (F) 15m. Mother. The (G) 10m. Musical Moments (F) . . . 20m. North Sea (Q) 24m. Ocean, Thou Mighty Monster (G) 11m. One Night Before Christmas (G) 13m. Peasant’s Wedding, The (F) 35m. Plant Power (G) 10m. Pope Plus XI, Pope of Peace (G) 10m. Raiders Over England (F) 18m. Rembrandt (E) 10m. (Also a 2-reel version) Seabiscult (G) 19m. Service In Submarines (E) 10m. School of Talent (G) . . 10m. She Shall Have Muslo (F) 35m. Southern Beauties (F) . 10m. Spy Menace, The (F) . 11m. Starlight Night (G) . 27m. Story of Our Flag, The (F) 11m. Swing's the Thing (G) 18m. Technloolor Test Reel (E) 9m. Terzo Annuale dell' Impero col Dlscorse del Duce (G) 10m. Touchdown (Q) 9m. Warning, The (G) .... 36m. Wild Innocence ( — ) . . 34m. (Also a 44-minute version: see review of feature, Blue Section, page 50) Winners of the International Violin Contest fG) 10m. Zoo in Manhattan (Q) . 10m.